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Can't say for sure, but my M50d has fake exhaust pumped into the car and it sounds like crap. Though, perhaps better than the diesel.
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Sounds like ASD off is definitely a good move, whether its down to making your HK/B&O sound better or not.
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You can find hi-res test FLAC's here if you would like to test yourself. http://www.linnrecords.com/linn-down...testfiles.aspx |
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I went back and fourth between getting the B&O. I had B&O in a loaner X5 I received from my dealer. It is noticeably better then the Harman Kardon system. But not 3,700 better. It was between the B&O system and the dynamic handling package and I think I made the right choice the Harman Kardon is plenty enough for me it does lack in the bass department but hopefully the Ghost Subwoofers fix that. Take the money you would spend on the B&O and get DHP. That's just my 2cents.
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i don't want to derail the thread but you could disable the feature through VCDS/VagCom.
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B&O is really over-priced for what it is - let's put it this way, BMW was offering SPIFFs to client advisors if they sold a car with a B&O system. There is some huge markup here and B&O has always been a company with over-priced gear.
Having said that, as others have mentioned, if you like the system then go ahead and spend the money. I am really hoping that Bowers and Wilkins trickles down the line as it is being used on the new 7 series. That company is way ahead of B&O in research and design. Chris
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I will order it again, not sure of the effect wit replacing woofers with Ghost or Bav sound (not sure if that is the same). This thread got me thinking though, i really like the bass and it is impoortant for me. I also like them speakers visually. Mid speaker does buzz at times, each time i take it to the dealer (car still under warranty) it is buzz free of course. I mostly listen to flac files.
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BW is a great system but sadly in the XC90 you cannot appreciate it because of all the rattles and resonance found in the interior body panels. hopefully this is not an issue with BMW and their BW systems.
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wow, so I'm guessing 24bit would be at least 500? I've got to read up on FLAC. It'd be worth it to at least have a selection of super high qual albums to really test out the B&O with (especially now that I've had stupid ASD disabled)...
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Are you using TIDAL? I can't imagine trying to stream lossless music over a cellular network, so I'd want to use the offline mode. Just curious as it might be kind of cool to try.
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I noticed that HK compresses the output signal (sound) starting at the 40% of available level (volume). Not good. it has to be a really well mixed/mastered audio for HK to reproduce it well.
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i have a small cd book i keep in the car and move from car to car sometimes just because these songs/bands/musicians sound much better than in MP3 format. some people goof on me and ask if i have cassettes hidden in the car too but i guess vinyl guys get some "flac" (wokka wokka wokka) for it too.
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Just get the BO....it really nice in terms of centre speaker... I didn't do it as I was not prepared to spend EUR 3,000 additional on it.
Instead I took the 40D over the 30D. The car Hifi can never beat my hifi at home anyway.
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I don't know how they justify charging $10,000 AUD for B&O here. It's just not worth it.
At $3,000-$5,000, I might just tick the box.
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Just by listening - the mp3s and radio sound really compressed beyond some 40% of available level boost. And I know this is what the speakers are doing as i can switch to a well mastered audio and it sounds much better - i guess mp3 and flac files should be rendered using pro AD/DA converters. 24 bit files is a great news, I'd pay double if the original files were recorded, mixed and mastered in 24 bit and offered at some 48 kHz and above. Unfortunately, many 16 bit CDs are rendered to 24 bit and sold as if they are HD, which is not true. |
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